Kara Karayev

(1918-82)

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Historic Russian Archives - Gidon Kremer

Historic Russian Archives - Gidon Kremer

All recordings are live, made between 1970 and 1993


Bach, J S:

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043

Oleg Kagan, violin I

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, David Oistrakh

Bartók:

Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz 117: I - Tempo di ciaconna

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Variations in F major on Mozart's "Se vuol'ballare"

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

6 German Dances, WoO 42

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Berio:

Duet for violins "Leonardo" (dedicated to Leonardo Pinzauti)

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II

Duet for violins "Annie" (dedicated to Annie Neuberger)

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II

Duet for violins "Aldo" (dedicated to Aldo Bennici)

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II

Biber:

Ciacona from mystery sonata No. 4 in D minor "The Presentation"

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Boccherini:

Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op. 13 No. 5

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Chausson:

Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25

Maria Bondarenko, piano

Dinicu:

Hora Staccato

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Borzo/Bihari: Csardas in A minor

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Ernst:

Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer"

Der Erlkönig - Grand Caprice Op. 26

Karayev:

Violin Concerto

USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kozhukhar

Kupkovic:

Souvenir

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Lourié:

Concerto da Camera

German Chamber Philharmonic Society

Martinov:

Come In!

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II, Mikhael Muntyan, celesta

Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists, Yuri Bashmet

Mendelssohn:

Concerto in D minor for violin and strings (second version)

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Bashmet

Mozart:

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211

German Chamber Philharmonic Society

Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Saulius Sondetskis

Violin Sonata No. 31 in C major, KV 404 (unfinished)

Yuri Smirnov, piano

Paganini:

Cantabile, Op. 17

Maria Bondarenko, piano

Caprice No. 4 in C minor (maestosa)

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 17 in E flat major

Prokofiev:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Scherzo, vivacissimo, from violin concerto No. 1 in D major Op. 19, transcription for violin & piano

Yuri Smirnov, piano

Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II

Ravel:

Blues

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Reger:

Violin sonata in C minor, Op. 139

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Saint-Saëns:

Creatures with long ears (from carnaval des animeaux)

atiana Grindenko, violin II

Salmanov:

Violin Sonata No. 2

Maria Bondarenko, piano

Schoenberg:

Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 47

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Schubert:

Rondo for violin and strings in A major, D438

German Chamber Music Society

Introductions and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' from Die Schöne Müllerin D802

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70)

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Shchedrin:

In Imitation of Albeniz

Maria Bondarenko, piano

Stockhausen:

Tierkreis, Op. 41

excerpts: Aquarius, Gemini, Pisces, Libra, Sagittarius, Leo

Tatiana Grinkdenko, violin II

Strauss, R:

Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Stravinsky:

Elegy, for solo violin

Tchaikovsky:

Valse-Scherzo

Yuri Smirnov, piano

Melodie from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 No. 3

Yuri Smirnov, piano

Telemann:

Sonata en canon in A minor for 2 violins, Op. 5 No. 6

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II

Sonata en canon in G major, Op. 5 No. 1

Tatiana Grindenko, violin II

Webern:

Four pieces for violin & piano, Op. 7 (1910)

Oleg Maisenberg, piano

Ysaye:

Sonata for solo violin in G major, Op. 27 No. 5

Sonata for violin & piano in F minor after Locatelli

Maria Bondarenko, piano


Gidon Kremer (violin)

Although he plays a modern violin, Kremer has always included Baroque music in his repertoire and it is fitting therefore that Bach, Biber and Telemann are featured in this set. Music from the 20th-century, such as Schöenberg, Webern and Stockhausen, is also prominently represented as are the stalwarts of the violin repertory, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Predictably, Russian composers form a major part of this offering, from the well known (Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev) to the more obtuse (Karayev and Salmanov).

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Karayev - Symphony No. 3

Karayev - Symphony No. 3


Karayev:

Symphony No. 3

Leyla and Mejnun

Don Quixote (Symphonic Engravings)


Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky

A pupil of Shostakovich, Kara Karayev had a highly expressive, individual style infused with the harmonies and melodic characteristics of the music of his native Azerbaijan.

Karayev’s 1964 Third Symphony combines elements of traditional Azerbaijani music, such as the five-hundred year-old ashug melody, with contemporary compositional techniques.

Leyla and Mejnun, one of Karayev’s most popular works, was inspired by the great twelfth-century Azerbaijani poet, Nizami, while Don Quixote is based on musical material for a film score.

This is the first time that these works have appeared on compact disc.

Released or re-released in last 6 months

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